Co-op Survival Games

Top 37 co-op survival games

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   Terraria

   In a world made of blocks, you dig for ore, craft weapons and armor and build houses for NPCs. Progress comes from beating bosses, and one switches the world to Hardmode with new enemies.

   2–8 online · 4 on one screen

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   Rust

   With only a rock on an island, you gather resources to build a base and craft weapons, and other groups can raid it and take everything. Servers wipe on a schedule and everyone starts over.

   2–100 onlineCrossplay

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   Valheim

   In a randomly generated purgatory, you play Vikings who build houses and ships, craft gear and defeat each biome's boss. Each boss you beat unlocks the materials needed for the next biome.

   2–10 onlineCrossplay

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   ARK: Survival Evolved

   You wake up on an island full of dinosaurs, gather resources, build bases and level up. Nearly every creature can be tamed to ride, fight alongside you or gather resources.

   2–10 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

5. 5

   Unturned

   Surviving the zombie outbreak means looting towns and military bases for food and weapons, crafting tools and building a base. You can face only zombies on your own server or join PvP servers.

   2–24 onlineFree

6. 6

   No Man's Sky

   You fly ships through a procedurally generated galaxy, landing on planets to mine resources, catalog wildlife and build bases. You can fly from space down to any planet's surface with no loading screens.

   2–32 onlineCrossplay

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   Palworld

   Creatures called Pals roam an open world, and you catch them to fight, ride and work at your base. Pals chop, mine, cook and craft on their own depending on each species' skills.

   2–32 onlineCrossplay

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   DayZ

   Everyone spawns with almost nothing in a fictional post-Soviet country full of infected and searches for food, water, clothing and weapons. Other players can help or kill you, and death is permanent for that character.

   2–60 online

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   The Forest

   After a plane crash on a peninsula of cannibals and mutants, you chop trees, build a fortified shelter and explore caves to find a kidnapped boy. The cannibals attack more as days pass.

   2–8 online

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    Project Zomboid

    In a zombie apocalypse in Kentucky, you survive by looting houses, fortifying a safehouse and farming while managing hunger, injuries and mood. Zombies are drawn to noise, and a bite is fatal.

    2–32 online · 4 on one screen

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    Raft

    On a small raft in the ocean, you hook floating debris to expand it, cook food and purify water. A shark keeps attacking the raft, and the story advances by sailing to islands.

    2–8 online

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    7 Days to Die

    You loot buildings, mine and craft weapons in a fully destructible block world full of zombies, building a base with traps. Every seventh night a horde comes straight for wherever the players are.

    2–8 onlineCrossplay

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    Sons Of The Forest

    The search for a missing billionaire leads to an island where you log, hunt and build bases among cannibals and mutants. Each log is placed by hand, and an AI companion named Kelvin gathers resources.

    2–8 online

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    Minecraft: Java Edition

    You explore a randomly generated world of blocks, mining resources, crafting tools, building anything you want and fending off monsters at night. Java Edition supports community-made mods and servers.

    2–10 online

15. 15

    Minecraft (Bedrock Edition)

    In a randomly generated world of blocks, you mine resources, craft tools, build anything you want and fend off monsters at night. Bedrock is the edition for consoles, phones and Windows, with a map store.

    2–10 online · 4 on one screenCrossplay

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    Hytale

    The world is randomly generated from blocks, with fantasy zones, dungeons and creatures, and you fight, craft gear and build in it. It ships with tools for making your own mods, models and servers.

    2–10 online

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    Muck

    On a randomly generated island, you gather wood and ore by day to craft tools and weapons, and face stronger enemies every night. Chests give stackable power-ups.

    2–8 onlineFree

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    Dying Light

    In the city of Harran, you get around by parkour over rooftops and walls and fight zombies with melee weapons you craft and upgrade. At night, much faster infected come out and chase players down.

    2–4 online

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    Once Human

    In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by mutated creatures, you survive by shooting, gathering resources and building a base. You capture Deviations, creatures that fight alongside you or work at the base.

    2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

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    Don't Starve Together

    Survival in the wilderness means gathering food and materials, crafting tools and setting up a base before winter. You manage hunger, health and sanity, and each character has their own perks and drawbacks.

    2–6 online

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    Subnautica 2

    You explore the ocean of an alien planet, crafting gear and a submersible, building underwater bases and managing oxygen, food and water. Biomods add abilities built from the DNA of the planet's species.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

    You cross the city of Villedor by parkour, paraglider and grappling hook, fighting infected and bandits and deciding which faction controls each district. At night the infected fill the streets and leave the buildings emptier.

    2–4 online

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    The Isle

    Each player is a dinosaur that hatches small, has to eat and drink, and grows over hours into an adult. Carnivores hunt other players, and dying means starting over.

    2–10 online

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    Cult of the Lamb

    Running an animal cult means building the village, feeding and preaching to your followers, and going on crusades through random dungeons to kill four bishops. Followers can be put to work, married or sacrificed.

    2–2 online · 2 on one screen

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    V Rising

    As newly awakened vampires, you gather resources, build a castle and hunt bosses to drink their blood and unlock powers. Sunlight burns you, so daytime travel means staying in the shade.

    2–40 online

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    ASTRONEER

    Astronauts explore several planets, dig and reshape the terrain with a tool to extract resources, and build bases with printers, vehicles and automated machines. Oxygen reaches you through tethers run from the base.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Enshrouded

    A toxic fog covers part of a fantasy realm you explore, fighting its creatures and building bases block by block. A timer runs while you're inside the fog, and you die if it reaches zero.

    2–16 online

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    Dune: Awakening

    In the desert of Arrakis, you survive by collecting water, building a base, crafting vehicles like ornithopters and harvesting spice. Sandworms attack anyone crossing open sand, and if one swallows you, you lose your gear.

    2–4 online

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    Grounded

    Shrunk to the size of an ant in a backyard, you play teenagers who build bases from grass and fight spiders and insects. Weapons and armor are crafted from parts of the bugs you kill.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    The Planet Crafter

    The goal is to make a lifeless planet habitable by gathering minerals, building bases and placing machines that generate heat, pressure and oxygen. As you progress, blue sky, lakes, plants and animals appear.

    2–10 online

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    Abiotic Factor

    Scientists are trapped in an underground lab overrun by creatures from other dimensions and soldiers. You build your base and weapons from office furniture and equipment, and each of you picks a scientific specialty.

    2–6 onlineCrossplay

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    Green Hell

    In the Amazon rainforest, you survive by hunting, finding water, lighting fires and building shelters. You have to watch your sanity, balance proteins, fats and carbs, and inspect your body for wounds, parasites and leeches.

    2–4 online

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    Dying Light: The Beast

    Kyle Crane escapes after years of experiments and goes after the Baron in Castor Woods, a valley full of zombies. You get around with parkour, and deadlier infected come out at night.

    2–4 online

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    State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

    You run a community of survivors in an open world full of zombies, scavenging food, medicine and materials, upgrading the base and destroying plague hearts. When a survivor dies, they're gone for good.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Grounded 2

    In a park, teenagers shrunk to the size of a bug gather resources, build a base and fight spiders, scorpions and other bugs. You hatch ant and spider eggs into mounts you can ride.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Dead Island Definitive Edition

    Banoi is a resort island overrun by zombies, where you take on quests as survivors. Combat is mostly melee, with weapons that wear out and get modified at workbenches.

    2–4 online

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    VEIN

    After a zombie apocalypse, you survive in an open world by looting buildings, cooking, farming and setting up a base you defend from zombies and bandits. Electricity, water and gas in buildings are simulated.

    2–16 online